(a) Standards and proceduresIn order to ensure the opportunity for public participation in the preparation of management plans and amendments to management plans for Atlantic striped bass, the Commission shall prepare such plans and amendments in accordance with the standards and procedures established under section 5104(a)(2) of this title.
(b) ApplicationSubsection (a) shall apply to management plans and amendments adopted by the Commission after the 6-month period beginning on December 16, 1997.
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CHAPTER 71A— ATLANTIC STRIPED BASS CONSERVATION
§ 5153. Monitoring of implementation and enforcement by coastal States
§ 5155. Continuing studies of striped bass populations
§ 5156. Authorization of appropriations; cooperative agreements
§ 5157. Public participation in preparation of management plans and amendments
§ 5158. Protection of striped bass in the exclusive economic zone